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Well deflection usually causes an erratic action. Only time will tell with these new baits, but I take all this new stuff with a bag of salt until I see reviews or opinions from others NOT associated with the brand. The countdown looks pretty good though IMO.

Wear what you want bro lol. This is Vols country, so if we hear banjos I will just go faster lmao!

Can you trade in any rod? I have a crappy 2 piece shakespeare rod that came with one of those $12 rod and reel combos at wal mart. Found it at our dock. Looks like it's new, but I wonder if BPS will accept it??

I love Ike's meltdowns. Guy pretty much wears his heart on his sleeve, and despite being heavily sponsored, he still seems to be himself.

Come to TN and we will all take out the "party barge" lol.

Sounds like someone is going to BPS after work lol. Even if they don't carry them, I'm sure you'll find something lol.

The Veritas is lighter and more sensitive for sure. You can also get it in standard, winch model, or micro guides. The Vendetta 1 and 2 are good rods, but you can't beat the Veritas for $99. There are genuine differences to justify the price difference.

The guides on the micro version have serious QC problems. But once you get a Veritas with good guides, that rod is amazing. DO NOT buy a Veritas without getting to visually inspect it though. I ordered a couple online and had to send 2 back 3 times to get ones with guides that didn't have cracked epoxy, or guides that looked like a drunk on a merry go 'round put them on.

Oh you have no idea bro. She's got four rigs and they are all bait casters, and some of the casts she makes is ridiculous! On top of that, she's a surgeon with a trolling motor, she dropped almost $100 at BPS this weekend, has 2 full worm binders, and was whining tonight that she needs a bigger tackle bag! Lol. And if that wasn't enough, she won the lunker award at a local tourney 2 years ago. She's definitely a keeper. And back to bearing count, I have a Black Max 2 that has "only" 5 bearings, and it's as smooth as can be too despite being a "cheap" reel.

While I don't have the answer to your particular question, I will say that bearing count in a reel is an overrated spec. Take for instance my Gen 3 STX and Gen 3 Revo S. My STX has 11 BBs. Four of those are in the grips to allow for better rotation of the grips lol. So that leaves 7 BBs "inside" the reel or on "crucial parts". My REVO S has 8 BBs, with 2 of those bearings in the grips, so that leaves 6 BBs "inside" the reel or on "crucial parts". So when you look at the boxes these reels come in and you see that the STX has 11 and the S has 8 you may think the STX leaves the S in the dust, but in reality the S has only one less bearing than the STX does where it counts. So IMO, I don't put a lot of stock in bearing count as it's a misleading specification. QUALITY of the bearings is a much more important factor. Let me know how that reel works out, as my wife was thinking of grabbing that combo.

Got them on my stx as this reel comes with them, and I love them.

It's just a matter of time before Skeet Reese claims he designed this bait lol.

Called Skeet out on Facebook about his videos saying he designed the sick fish. How do you design something that's already...you know...designed and out on the market? Skeet did say Benno is cool with it, but I think it makes him look bad when he's taking all of the credit while the bait is being marketed. Watching the promo videos he does for the bait "he designed" is funny.

Melted a ton of baits and jig skirts this past summer. I would advise against it.

Not sure I will have $ left for these after I buy up all of the Rapala scatter raps.*end sarcasm*

The NXS are great. I have no use for the 5xd now that these are out.Once norman comes out with something deeper than a dd22 I will say bye to the 6xd as well.

The lures in the pic were my dad's. I know they are relatively old, 90s maybe, bit I don't know what they are or their running depth. If anyone can help I would appreciate it.

Fishing with Kriet and Alton Jones is on my bucket list.

Nice. It will only get easier from here on out. Organization is the key. I usually have mine serviced but next year I'm gonna start doing my own.

Awesome that you got to meet Jeff Kriet. He's my favorite pro next to KVD.

That price is for the really lengthy version of the Veritas Winch. All of the micro and standard guide rods up to 7ft are $99 still.

Was at BPS Friday and was browsing the Normans, and found a new crank called the NSX. It's basically Norman's version of the SK 5XD, but runs about a foot deeper and has bigger hooks. Needless to say, I now have no use for the 5XD as I just love the quality and colors of the Norman. I'm going back Saturday to get more shad raps and about 5 more NSX. Anyone else grab these?

Looks good but they don't run very deep. Was hoping for a deep diving version. The countdown looks to be my best option.

Wow! Great post! Take that Bill Nye The Science Guy!

In murky/stained water, I've found that chartreuse out performs any other color but maybe black. Just in my experience.